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15.10.2019

In the last article we talked about, in this publication we will learn about the largest countries. The largest country by area the Russian Federation, occupying 17,126,122 km?. The largest country in terms of population is China with 1,368,779,000 people. More information on this subject can be found below.

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Owners of wide open spaces

To begin with, consider the TOP of the largest territories of countries and their occupied area:

Russia - 17,126,122 km?;
Canada - 9,976,140 km?;
China - 9,598,077 km?;
USA - 9,518,900 km?;
Brazil - 8,511,965 km?;
Australia - 7,686,850 km?;
India - 3,287,590 km?;
Argentina - 2,766,890 km?;
Kazakhstan - 2,724,902 km?;
The rest - 80 646 216 km?.

In the diagram below, you can clearly see these indicators in percentage terms.

As we can see, Russia occupies 11% of the land area of the planet, Canada - 7%, China - 6%. Thus, these three countries occupy about 24% of the world's land mass. Now let's study the leading countries in more detail.

the Russian Federation

The largest country in terms of area is Russia, its area is 17,126,122 km².

Russia is the largest country in terms of territory, with a federal structure. Until 2014, the territory of Russia was 17,125,187 km², after Crimea was annexed in March 2014, the area of the state increased to this figure.

Due to such a huge territory, Russia borders on 18 countries, which is the most record figure in the whole world.

The territory of the Russian state includes 85 subjects of the federation, of which:

46 regions;

22 republics;

9 edges;

4 autonomous regions;

3 federal cities;

1 autonomous region.

Russia occupies 1/8 of the land and is comparable not just with countries, but even with the continents.

Canada

The second largest country in the world is Canada, its area is 9,984,670 km².

Canada yields to Russia in terms of territory by almost 2 times. Like Russia, Canada is a state with a federal structure.

The territory of Canada includes:

10 provinces;

3 territories.

Canada is the largest state of the American islands, surpassing even the size of its neighbor on the mainland, the United States.

China

The third territory on the planet is owned by China, which occupies 9,640,821 km².

The area of China is not too far away from Canada, when compared with Russia.

China includes:

22 provinces (some sources indicate 23 provinces, including Taiwan);

5 autonomous regions;

4 municipalities;

2 special administrative regions.

Despite its large area, most of the territory of China is occupied by mountains, about 67%.

"People's" countries

Consider the overall ranking of the most populated countries:

China - 1,368,779,000 people;
India - 1,261,779,000 people;
USA - 318,613,000 people;
Indonesia - 252 812 245 people;
Brazil - 203,260,131 people;
Pakistan - 187,878,027 people;
Nigeria - 178,516,904 people;
Bangladesh - 156,951,230 people;
Russia - 146,200,000 people;
The rest - 2,911,254,980 people.

As you can see from the table, the top three countries have a population equal to all those countries that are not included in the top nine. Now let's look at the top three in more detail.

China

The most populous country is China, which is home to about 1,368,779,000 people.

China's population is growing by 12 million every year. Since 1979, the state has switched to a policy of birth control, but having reached average rates, over time, the birth rate is gradually growing again from year to year.

India

The second country in terms of population is India, the country is home to 1,261,779,000 people.

Oddly enough, but almost 70% of Indians live in countryside. The state does not pursue any policy of birth control. Annual growth The population of India is about 14 million people.

Closes the top three countries in terms of population - the United States, they are home to 320,194,478 people.

The US population growth is about 8 million people a year. A fairly significant part of this number are migrants from other countries. The United States, exactly like other countries, will be very difficult to catch up with China and India in terms of population, and in conditions modern life- unreal.

10

Square: 2,381,740 km2
Population: 38 087 812
Form of government: parliamentary republic
The president: Abdel Aziz Bouteflika
Capital:

And lies in the north of Africa and has access to the Mediterranean Sea. This country was a French colony for a long time and gained independence only in 1962. Algeria borders Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Tunisia. The population of Algeria is approximately 38 million people.

9

Square: 2,724,902 km2
Population: 18 014 200
Form of government: presidential republic
The president: Nursultan Nazarbaev
Capital: Astana

Kazakhstan is located in the center of Asia and occupies a vast territory from the Caspian Sea in the west and almost to Mongolia in the east. Kazakhstan is a former Soviet republic, in many ways very similar to Russia, both politically and economically.

8

Square: 2,780,400 km2
Population: 43 417 000
Form of government:
The president: Mauricio Macri
Capital: Buenos Aires

And gentina is in the southern part South America and is the second largest state on the continent after Brazil. Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country that is famous for its tango and is an excellent football player. In the post-war period, Argentina earned itself a notorious sanctuary for all sorts of war criminals.

7

Square: 3,287,590 km2
Population: 1 309 823 000
Form of government: federal Republic
The president: Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
Capital: New Delhi

India is located in southern Asia and occupies the entire vast Hindustan Peninsula, as well as adjacent territories, up to the Himalayas and Kashmir. India is one of the most unusual and culturally attractive countries, as well as one of the most populated in the world (second place after China).

6

Square: 7,686,850 km2
Population: 24 067 700
Form of government: a constitutional monarchy
The president: Malcolm Turnbull
Capital: Canberra

And Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere and is one of the six continents on our beautiful planet, as well as an independent English-speaking state, one of the most developed and wealthy in the world. Australia is washed by the waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

5

Square: 8,514,877 km2
Population: 205 737 996
Form of government: federal presidential republic
The president: Michel Temer
Capital: Brasilia

Brazil is located in South America and is the largest state of this continent, both in terms of area and population. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.

4

Square: 9,519,431 km2
Population: 325 309 164
Form of government: federal presidential republic
The president: Donald Trump
Capital: Washington

The United States of America was formed in 1776 by the amalgamation of thirteen British colonies that declared their independence. The United States is a highly developed country, having the first economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP and the second in terms of GDP (PPP). Although the country's population is only 4.3% of the world's, Americans own about 40% of the world's total wealth.

3

Square: 9,598,962 km2
Population: 1 380 083 000
Form of government: one-party parliamentary republic
The president: Xi Jinping
Capital: Beijing

The People's Republic of China is a state in East Asia. The largest country in the world by population. It ranks third in the world in terms of territory, behind Russia and Canada. Since the proclamation of the PRC in 1949, the ruling party has been communist party China.

2

Square: 9,984,670 km2
Population: 36 048 521
Form of government: parliamentary monarchy
The president: Justin Trudeau
Capital: Ottawa

Canada is a state in North America, it ranks second in the world in terms of area. It is washed by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, borders the United States in the south and northwest, and also has maritime borders with Denmark (Greenland) in the northeast and France (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) in the east. The Canada-US border is the longest common border in the world.

1

Square: 17,125,191 km2
Population: 146 804 372
Form of government: presidential-parliamentary republic
The president: Vladimir Putin
Capital: Moscow

The Russian Federation is a state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It ranks first in the world in terms of territory, sixth in terms of GDP PPP and ninth in terms of population. Russia borders on eighteen states (the largest number in the world), including two partially recognized and two unrecognized. Russia has the largest reserve natural resources on the ground.

This list presents the 10 largest countries in the world solely by area. Keep in mind that the countries are listed in descending order, and only the area of the territory is estimated, without taking into account the population, standard of living, gross domestic product and other factors. Of course, the largest country in the world in terms of territory is Russia. Each country will be accompanied by a photo with the most popular attraction, or just a beautiful view.

1. Russia

The largest country in the world, with an impressive area of 17,098,242 square kilometers. The photo shows a cult landmark - St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.

2. Canada

The second largest country in the world and the largest in the Americas with 9,984,670 square kilometers. Canada is a country with a huge water cover (8.93% of the country's territory is covered by water bodies). Pictured is the skyline of the city of Toronto with the famous CN Tower.

3. China

China - The third largest country in the world and the largest in Asia: 9,706,961 sq. km. Shanghai is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world.

4. USA

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world, with an area of 9,629,091 sq. km, the US is only slightly inferior to China.

5. Brazil

Brazil is the 5th largest in the world and the largest country in South America and the southern hemisphere, with an area of 8,514,877 sq. km. The photo shows a statue of Christ the Redeemer.

6. Australia

Australia is the sixth largest country on Earth, and the largest in Oceania. It is also the largest country without any land borders. The area of Australia is 7,692,024 square kilometers. Pictured is the Sydney Bridge.

7. India

India ranks seventh on this list. The country is almost half the size of Australia and covers 3,166,414 square kilometers. km. You probably recognized the Taj Mahal in the photo, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world.

8. Argentina

Argentina, with an area of 2,780,400 sq. km., occupies the eighth place in this list. This is one of largest countries South America.

9. Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is only slightly inferior to Argentina, and ranks 9th among the largest countries in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 kilometers. In the photo - the city of Astana.

10. Algiers

Closes the top ten countries Algeria, which is the largest country in Africa, covering 2,381,741 square kilometers.

If you are not a fan of statistics and all sorts of numbers, we hope you did not get bored admiring the breathtaking photographs. In continuation, read also about the smallest countries in a separate feed.

There are states on our planet that we only heard about in geography lessons. Entire worlds with their charters, mentality, who live on the other side of the world.

They are not well known, because they do not lead an active foreign policy, the scale of their land and production within do not affect other countries.

Other countries are powerful fighters for rights, active helpers for neighboring states.

They are endowed with a huge scale of territories, they supply their "neighbors" with products and minerals. Their territory is so vast that it is difficult to imagine.

Everyone who went to school knows an approximate list of the largest states in the world. Let's refresh our knowledge by remembering their names and the scale of the area.

List of the largest countries in the world:

The first 7 countries in the list are classified as giants in terms of territory. Any state whose size exceeds 3,000,000 km² is gigantic.

The territory of Russia is the undoubted leader. Nearly twice the size of second-place Canada.

Interesting fact! Under the USSR, our territory was even larger. Its size almost reached the territory of the whole of North America.

The lion's share - three-quarters of the land - belonged to Russia. One sixth of the earth's space belonged to the USSR.

This order was maintained from 1922 to 1991. The area of the USSR is 22,402,200 km². 293,047,571 people lived in these expanses.

The largest countries by population

Population is another indicator. Territory and population vary greatly. The leaders of the previous table change dramatically.

The number does not depend on wealth, on the contrary: poor countries have large numbers. The climate matters national characteristics, mentality.

List of countries with the largest population:

India.
Indonesia.
Pakistan.
Brazil.
Nigeria.
Bangladesh.
Russia.
Japan.

Russia occupies only 9th position. China is in the lead, Russians have long been making jokes about the situation with population growth. And in vain, because in Russia the situation is reversed.

With a high population, the birth rate in the country is at a low level. In 2016, the birth rate in Russia amounted to 12.9%, and the mortality statistics showed exactly the same.

Today, our country has an active policy to support mothers with children. New laws are being adopted that will improve the financial situation of families with children.

But, as statistics show, the point is not the material well-being of the country.

Leaders in natural population growth:

Malawi - 33.2%.
Uganda - 33%.
Burundi - 32.7%.
Niger - 32.7%.
Mali - 31.8%.

These countries cannot be called developed and wealthy. The birth rate is taken from the same ratio.

Another amazing pattern: in these countries, the mortality rate is lower than in Russia, which occupies - attention - 201 lines in the ranking in terms of population growth! We are in 201st place. These are the data for 2016.

In 2017, due to the wave of the financial crisis, the situation did not improve. The mortality rate has decreased, but with it there has been a real collapse in the birth rate.

So we are still far from the indicators of Malawi and Uganda. Mortality in 2017 was 12.6%. Men don't live past 60. The female indicator is 71 years old.

Country rankings by standard of living in 2017

The effect of wealth on fertility is a dubious issue. Developed countries are known for having the smallest birth rate.

Psychologists explain this by the lack of a sense of fear, which activates the instinct of self-preservation in residents with low level life.

The instinct of self-preservation encourages people to leave offspring after themselves. The worse they live, the stronger the desire to continue the race, to give birth to more children in order to increase the likelihood of continuing life.

Developed countries provide stability, and people do not have such an instinct.

In addition to the survival instinct, the culture of the country also influences the birth rate. In the East, it is customary to start large families.

They sincerely cannot understand what childfree is, and how such people can even exist.

Interesting information! Childfree - families that reject the idea of having and maintaining children.

Top 5 countries leading in terms of living standards in 2017:

Norway.
Australia.
Sweden.
Switzerland.
Netherlands.

The Netherlands ranks 184th in terms of population growth. It is just over 2%.
Sweden - 180th place.
Switzerland - 182nd place.
Norway - 169th place in the ranking, population growth of 4.1%.
Australia - 159th place, 4.9%. The death rate does not exceed the birth rate - this is a positive indicator for states.

Many countries have a negative rate of natural population growth.

The list includes world powers:

Poland.
Moldova.
Czech.
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Italy.
Japan.
Portugal.
Estonia.
France.
Greece.
Belarus.
Romania.
Monaco.
Germany.
Croatia.
Slovenia.
Hungary.
Ukraine.
Latvia.
Lithuania.
Serbia.
Bulgaria.

The birth rate in these states ranges from 8 to 10%, and the death rate: from 9 to 13%.

Comparative data show that the demographic state of affairs in Russia is relatively good.

Financial crisis recent years affected fertility, but the numbers give hope for a better outcome. Mortality and birth rates are at least equal. The ongoing policy of our country is aimed at preserving the nation.

Along with the birth rate, the number of marriages in Russia also decreased in 2017.

But the government continues to introduce new laws that will help restore the balance between mortality and fertility in the direction of increasing natural growth.

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Ten largest countries

10th place: Algeria is a state in North Africa with an area of 2,381,740 km2. Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area.

9th place: Kazakhstan - a state with an area of 2,724,902 km, located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and a smaller part to Europe. Kazakhstan is the fourth largest country in Asia.

8th place: Argentina - a state in South America with an area of 2,766,890 km. Argentina is the second largest country in South America.

7th place: India - a state in South Asia with an area of 3,287,263 km. India is the third largest country in Asia.

6th place: Australia - a state in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and several other islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The area of Australia is 7,692,024 km.

5th place: Brazil - a state in South America with an area of 8,514,877 km. Brazil is the largest country in South America by area.

4th place: United States of America - the second largest state in North America

You can find different data on the area of the United States. The CIA World Book of Facts gives a figure of 9,826,675 km, which puts the United States in third place in terms of territory among the countries of the world, but the CIA data take into account the area of territorial waters (5.6 km from the coasts). The Encyclopedia Britannica indicates the area of the United States, excluding territorial and coastal waters, as 9,526,468 km. Thus, the United States is still smaller than China in area.

3rd place: China - a state in East Asia with an area of 9,598,077 km (including Hong Kong and Macau). China is the second largest country in Asia.

2nd place: Canada is the largest state in North America by territory with an area of 9,984,670 km2.

The largest country in the world in terms of territory is Russia, its area in 2014 (after the annexation of Crimea) is 17,124,442 km2.

Russia is both in Europe and in Asia. The area of the European part of Russia is about 3.986 million km², which is much larger than the area of any European country. The European part of Russia makes up about 40% of the entire territory of Europe. 77% of the territory of Russia is located in Asia, the Asian part of Russia has an area of 13.1 million km, which is also larger than the area of any Asian country. Thus, Russia is the largest country in terms of area in both Europe and Asia.

The largest states by area by continents and parts of the world

The largest country in Asia is Russia (the area of the European part of Russia is 3.986 million km2)

The largest country in Europe is Russia (the area of the Asian part of Russia is 13.1 million km2)

The largest country in Africa is Algeria (area 2.38 million km)

The largest country in South America is Brazil (area 8.51 million km)

The largest country in North America is Canada (area 9.98 million km)

The largest country in Oceania is Australia (area 7.69 million km)

The largest countries in the world by population

10th place: Japan - an island state in East Asia with a population of 126.3 million people.

9th place: Russia - population 146.3 million people.

8th place: Bangladesh - a state in South Asia with a population of 163.1 million people.

7th place: Nigeria - a state in West Africa with a population of 180.3 million people.

6th place: Pakistan - a state in South Asia with a population of 189.1 million people.

5th place: Brazil - population 206.5 million people.

4th place: Indonesia - a state in Southeast Asia with a population of 256.2 million people.

3rd place: USA - population 324.7 million people.

2nd place: India - population 1.294 billion people.

The largest country in the world by population is China. Population - 1.373 billion people.